(Round the rating to 2.5 stars). OK but not top shelf Kenneth Cook, writer of the Australian classic, 'Wake in Fright'. Similar themes, man succumbing to the harsh Australian landscape/outback, instead of being broken, 'Man Underground' sees the main characters descend into corruption and degredation. This book is not easy to find these days (like most of Cook's work), so was pleased to find this hardcover edition for $1.